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Marriage

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Life Challenges
How to know when your marriage is in trouble
Written by Mitch Temple

Every marriage experiences problems. No matter how long you...

Life Challenges
Why and how to pursue a healing separation
Written by Erin Smalley

“I want a divorce.” Carol finally said the words to...

Life Challenges
When husbands are victims of marital abuse
Written by Weslie Onsando

For professional golfer Lucas Glover, abuse...

Life Challenges
Recovering from an affair
Written by Dr. Greg and Erin Smalley

Note to the reader: Over the years we've counselled hundreds of couples who are grappling with...

Marriage
How to draw together during tough times
Written by Carol Kent

The phone rang in the middle of the night. My husband, Gene,...

Life Challenges
Tough love in adult relationships: What it is, what it’s not and how to use it
Written by Focus on the Family

My husband’s problem...

Parenting

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Parenting
Remembering your other children while parenting a prodigal
Written by Jim Putman

I remember when my wife and...

Parenting
Bounce back kids: Navigating living with an adult child
Written by PeggySue Wells

“Mom, I’m moving back home,”...

Parenting
Tips for communicating with teens: Your responsibility to communicate well
Written by Focus on the Family

This is the first article in a...

Parenting
Sex trafficking: What parents need to know
Written by Focus on the Family Canada

Can you imagine your daughter – or even your son...

Parenting
Hope for parents of prodigal children
Written by Joannie DeBrito

Over the past several years, I’ve listened as many parents of...

Life Challenges
Preparing your family members for AI phone scams
Written by Camryn Munday

At 10 p.m. on a Wednesday night, Laura* received a call from...

Life Challenges

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Life Challenges
My Search for a Father's Love (Part 2 of 2)
Feb 1, 2022 Lynsi Snyder and Sean Ellingson
Life Challenges
My Search for a Father's Love (Part I of II)
Oct 18, 2023 Lynsi Snyder and Sean Ellingson
Life Challenges
Understanding addiction
Written by Wendy Kittlitz

Humans are created with innate needs: to feel safe and secure, to love and be loved, to...

Life Challenges
Healing the Scars of Addiction
Gregory L. Jantz with Ann McMurray
Life Challenges
Living with healthy grief
Written by Glenn Lutjens

Learn how to deal with the grief that comes from the death of a loved one or from divorce. It...

Life Challenges
Why and how to pursue a healing separation
Written by Erin Smalley

“I want a divorce.” Carol finally said the words to...

Life Challenges
My Search for a Father's Love (Part 1 of 2)
Jan 31, 2022 Lynsi Snyder and Sean Ellingson
Life Challenges
My Search for a Father's Love (Part II of II)
Oct 19, 2023 Lynsi Snyder and Sean Ellingson
Life Challenges
Preparing your family members for AI phone scams
Written by Camryn Munday

At 10 p.m. on a Wednesday night, Laura* received a call from...

Life Challenges
When husbands are victims of marital abuse
Written by Weslie Onsando

For professional golfer Lucas Glover, abuse...

Testimony
One woman’s journey out of an abusive relationship and into the freedom of Christ
Written by Focus on the Family Canada

Skylar grew up in a...

Faith And Culture

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Faith and Culture
My Passion for the Harvest (Part 1 of 2)
Feb 23, 2023 Greg Laurie
Faith and Culture
My Passion for the Harvest (Part 2 of 2)
Feb 24, 2023

Impact Stories

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Testimony
One woman’s journey out of an abusive relationship and into the freedom of Christ
Written by Focus on the Family Canada

Skylar grew up in a...